11.   Harkin said his committee would have its version ready for debate by the end of September.

12.   Harkin said senators would quickly tell reporters what had transpired, but insist on not being quoted.

13.   Harkin says Greenspan, a Republican, is too quick to raise interest rates to control inflation, and this hurts working families.

14.   Harkin says interest rates are too high, and that those rates slow growth and keep wages unnaturally low.

15.   Harkin said at a bipartisan news conference that Senate approval was not a sure thing.

16.   Harkin said he would challenge the need for importing foreign high-tech workers when Congress reconvenes next year.

17.   Harkin said the campaign lulled itself into a false sense of security.

18.   Harkin said the new proposal would still give the minority party the power to slow down legislation but would eventually require a vote on the merits of bills.

19.   Harkin said the number of mailings had increased in the last few years amid talk of money problems at Social Security and Medicare.

20.   Harkin said he repeatedly brought up the agreement during his meeting this summer with constituents back home in Iowa.